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Into our fifth year helping a not-for-profit to fly

yBC Founder Mark Sinclair can fly. Not in the Superman sense, but he has a Private Pilot’s licence and, when current, can fly light aircraft.

For the past five years as part of our Giving Back programme, Mark has been helping an flying focussed not-for-profit to lift its communications game. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of New Zealand Inc is a fantastic organisation dedicated to advocating for General Aviation pilots.

AOPA has over 430,000 members worldwide, spread over 66 countries, each dedicated to furthering general aviation in their own country. AOPA NZ provides a unified voice for pilots in New Zealand by building relationships with Government and regulatory bodies to ensure members’ views are represented, with the aim of preventing any increasing costs and restrictions being placed on private and recreational flying.

yBC is proud to be in its fifth year of helping the organisation with a full suite of communications services, including:

  • A comprehensive but simple communications strategy (with varying focus over time)
  • Various video projects (ongoing)
  • Building of a new member portal, and working on content as required.
  • Regular digital comms (regular member eComms and Short Approach)
  • Ad-hoc PR and crisis comms
  • Social media
  • Development of marketing assets (posters, banners adverts, rolling video presentations for screens for previous AGMs, Warbirds and more)
  • Development of the initial brand, website and marketing assets for the charitable trust

Examples of just a handful of the projects we’ve delivered are below.

AOPA NZ’s most watched video, filmed, produced and edited by yBC’s Mark Sinclair. Over 15,000 views.
One of around 30 Pilots’ Talk videos shot, edited and produced by Mark – this one with over 11,000 views. Each features a GA pilot with significant experience – and stories to tell!
A brief video summarising AOPA NZ’s 2023 Omarama Fly-In – an annual institution.
A graphic created to include in regular member communications – to encourage more regional collaboration amongst pilots.
yBC helped with the launch of AOPA NZ’s superb “Pathway” scheme – to encourage younger pilots and trainee pilots to join AOPA NZ.
One of the many print adverts yBC has created for AOPA NZ to lift the design values in its magazine publication.
Development of a new name and brand for AOPA NZ’s charitable Trust – Think Aviation.

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